38 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1914. 
products, 2,930; mineral technology, 505; and the National Gallery 
of Art, 207. There were also received as loans 2,280 objects, mainly 
for the exhibition series in ethnology, archeology, history, and the 
Gallery of Art. 4 
The most noteworthy accessions in ethnology consisted of over 500 
objects from northern Dutch New Guinea, the Moluccas and Ambon 
of the Ceram group, collected and presented by Dr. W. L. Abbott; an 
especially important lot of material obtained at St. Lawrence Island, 
Alaska, by Dr. Riley D. Moore, of the Museum staff; and a series of 
Siouan ethnologica of particular value, as the locality and tribal 
origin of the specimens are properly recorded. The principal addi- 
tions in American archeology comprised material from old Indian 
camp sites and caves in Patagonia and from Guatemala, the results 
of explorations by Mr. Chester W. Washburne in the former region, 
and by Mr. Neil M. Judd in the latter; an interesting series of stone 
implements from Jackson County, Mo., presented by Mr. J. G. 
Braecklein; and a large number of exceptionally fine specimens of 
the same character from Missouri and Illinois, purchased from Mr. 
D. I. Bushnell, jr. The collection of Old World archeology was 
enriched by a drawing in color of an ancient mosaic map of Pales- 
tine and adjacent regions, the gift of Mr. S. W. Woodward; an im- 
portant contribution from the Egypt Exploration Fund through Mr. 
Woodward; a large number of ancient coins and other objects from 
the Near East, lent by Mrs. John Paul Tyler; and several series of 
prehistoric material from Europe. The more notable accessions in 
physical anthropology consisted of human crania and _ skeletons, 
mainly of the Eskimo and Aleuts, the Buriats of central Siberia, the 
Mongolians, the natives of Mélnik, Bohemia, the Patagonians, and 
early man in Europe. The division of mechanical technology re- 
ceived a circular sundial adapted to the latitude of Peking and 
inscribed in Chinese characters from Mr. Claude L. Woolley; a set 
of ancient German coin scales made by Johann Daniel Ellinghaus, in 
Radevormwalde, Germany; important additions to the series of fire- 
arms, and many other objects. There were a number of interesting 
contributions in pottery and bronze, and also several desirable gifts 
to the collections of graphic arts and musical instruments. 
The division of history was the recipient of many accessions, some 
of which were of much value, and an exceptionally large percentage 
were permanent acquisitions. There were additions to the Washing- 
ton collection; pieces of furniture formerly belonging to Alexander 
Hamilton and Gen. Philip Schuyler; relics af Rear Admiral Charles 
Wilkes, United States Navy; of Aaron Burr, and of Prof. Spencer 
F. Baird; the sword carried by Brig. Gen. Strong Vincent, United 
States Volunteers, when mortally wounded at Little Round Top, 
Gettysburg; and a large collection of canes, interesting historically 
